Gujarat Maritime University - MMU

ABOUT

The Indian Maritime sector has been consistently exhibiting strong growth and is slated to be the maritime market of the future. The establishment of Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) is an endeavour by the Gujarat Maritime Board to provide a fillip to this growth by bridging the knowledge gap within the industry.

Gujarat Maritime University has been established under the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009. The prime objective of Gujarat Maritime University is to be a global center of excellence in maritime education, research and development, professional training and it aims to enhance and increase the human capital and capacity of maritime industry both in India and across the globe. The aspiration is to serve the global maritime community by producing educated and well trained professionals in the maritime domain.

In the first phase, the University plans to offer programs catering to the commercial aspects of Maritime value chain like maritime law, shipping finance and economics, maritime management, logistics, ship broking, ship finance, chartering, ship management just to name a few. The first phase will also have short term Executive Development Programs and Management Development Programs. The second phase will focus on the technical aspects.

To be a global center of excellence in maritime education, research and development, professional training with an aim to enhance the capacity of maritime industry both in India and across the globe.

MISSION

• To provide world class education focused on areas across the value chain of the maritime industry
• To empower students to excel in global maritime industry through an interdisciplinary approach to learning
• To address the challenges of the industry and encourage innovation through cutting-edge research and collaboration with industry
• To serve the global maritime community by producing educated and well trained individuals